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PSMA Announces Reprint Availability of Lee’s Electronic Transformers and Circuits
The Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) is pleased to announce availability of the classic engineering text Electronic Transformers and Circuits – Third Edition Reprint, authored by the late Rueben Lee and co-authored by Leo Wilson and Charles E. Carter. The book was initially published by John Wiley and Sons in 1988, but has been out of print for several years. Copies of this practical design treatment of magnetics will be available...
ON Semiconductor Expands Medium Voltage Power MOSFET Portfolio
ON Semiconductor has introduced eight new power MOSFET devices specifically designed for medium voltage switching applications. These MOSFETs are ideal for use in DC motor drives, LED drivers, power supplies, converters, pulse width modulation (PWM) controls and bridge circuits where diode speed and commutating safe operating areas are crucial and benefit from an additional safety margin against unexpected voltage transients that these devices pr...
Mirics and Spreadtrum announce availability of embedded CMMB PCTV solution
Further to the strategic partnership announced in December 2008 between Mirics Semiconductor and Spreadtrum Communications, the two companies today announce the availability of an embedded PCTV solution that supports the China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) mobile digital TV standard. Mirics will demonstrate the solution receiving live CMMB broadcasts on a standard netbook PC at the Intel Developers Forum in Beijing on April 8, 2009.
Saft MicroSat Li-ion battery modules to power Turkey’s LEO satellite
Saft has been awarded its first satellite battery contract by Turkey’s TÜBİTAK UZAY (Space Technologies Research Institute). Its space-proven MicroSat standard lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery modules will provide onboard backup power for TÜBİTAK UZAY’s LEO (Low Earth Orbit) reconnaissance and surveillance micro-satellite system. “This is an important contract for a new customer in a new country for us” said Philippe Jehanno, Gene...
u-blox expands production capacity to South America
u-blox, a leading supplier of embedded wireless and global positioning semiconductors and modules, has expanded contract manufacturing capacity for its’ LEON GSM/GPRS module to Brazil. The new production line is intended to meet the rapidly growing demand for wireless modems used for Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) amongst other applications. Utilizing a combination of GPS positioning with mobile communications, AVL is a powerful tool for trac...
Trakm8 selects u-blox GPS & GSM for advanced telematics solution
U-blox and Trakm8 announce a new, advanced remote vehicle monitoring system which relies on u blox’ leading GPS and wireless module technology.
u-blox claims LISA is the world’s smallest 3.75G module
u-blox announces LISA, a new family of small, ultra-fast wireless modems. LISA enables a wide range of high-bandwidth applications such as mobile computing, car infotainment, telematics systems and hand-held terminals where wireless high-speed Internet connection is essential. It also provides secure data exchange to support sensitive applications such as automatic meter reading, fixed wireless terminals, telehealth, remote displays and point of ...
u-blox - MAX-6, ultra-compact GPS modules for industrial applications
u-blox announced the MAX-6, a new family of ultra-miniature, rugged GPS modules optimized for industrial and telematics applications. The MAX-6 family delivers all the benefits of the u-blox 6 GPS platform in a more compact form factor than ever before: high-sensitivity, intelligent power management and seamless operation with u-blox’ 2G and 3G wireless module families LEON and LISA. MAX comes in an ultra-compact, easy-to-mount 9.7 x 10.1 mm LC...
u-blox announces CDMA module for US M2M markets
u-blox announces the LISA-C200 wireless voice and data modem supporting the CDMA2000 1xRTT mobile communications standard. The low-cost, surface-mount module is ideal for a wide range of M2M applications. The new modem is based on CDMA technology gained through the recent acquisition of San Diego-based Fusion Wireless. Packaged in u-blox’ micro-miniature LISA LCC (leadless chip carrier), it offers pin/pad compatibility with the popular LEON GS...
AdaCore Releases GNAT Pro 6.3
AdaCore today announced the latest major release of its GNAT Pro Ada development environment. GNAT Pro 6.3 is now available on several new platforms including 64-bit Windows, Windows 7, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, VxWorks MILS, and PikeOS (ARINC 653). The product incorporates performance improvements and a variety of enhancements, many based on customer feedback, and it offers the first implementation of new Ada 2012 features. GNAT Pro 6.3 works with ...